I don't think this is a fruitful way to work on this problem. I suspect Jsofware helping to set up a gpl repo for J iOS is the way to go. This will take some time to get in place. And then it will only work if there is effort put into the project.
On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 11:15 AM 'Mike Day' via General < [email protected]> wrote: > And it’s a long while since I chipped in any monetary contribution for J, > and I’ve stopped paying for a Dyalog licence, so could match Jim once or > twice if required. > > Mike > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 22 Jun 2019, at 23:21, 'Jim Russell' via General < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > It’s been a while since I kicked in anything to support Jsoftware and my > old MacBook can’t keep up to the minimum requirements for the qt ide. So J > 701 on my iPhone and iPad is important, meaning I would be willing to kick > in $100 or so from my social security check for an iOS upgrade. > > But, good luck finding anyone else that can match the productivity of > you guys! > >> On Jun 22, 2019, at 3:59 PM, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Agreed it would be a stable 901 with appropriate addons and ready for > >> serious use. And it would be a base that would be kept current. > >> > >> I don't have a quote yet on an estimated consulting fee for this so we > are > >> all a bit in the dark. This work would not be done with normal Jsoftware > >> resources, but would instead be done by a professional mac development > >> company who are in it, not for love, but money. > >> > >> Interesting to see how many others stick their neck out and say they > would > >> 'throw money at it'. > >> > >>> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 2:11 PM Raul Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I'd throw money at it. > >>> > >>> That said, if it's that much trouble, I imagine it should be a stable > >>> version of J9, with a good set of addons. (math/misc at the very > least.) > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Raul > >>> > >>>> On Saturday, June 22, 2019, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> We'd very much like to update J for iOS (fix bugs, support latest iPad > >>>> resolutions, improve interface, and update to 807/901). We have the > >>> talent > >>>> lined up to do it, but funding such a project is a problem for us, > and it > >>>> would be money out of pocket, not just working for nothing. We want > it to > >>>> be free or very cheap on the app store, so there is no money there, > >>>> especially after apple takes its cut. I wonder if enough people would > >>> press > >>>> the donation button if we put out a call? It is not a trivial project. > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 1:35 PM Raul Miller <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> J on the iphone is still j701 > >>>>> > >>>>> I don't know how difficult the iphone deploy process is, but if it's > >>> not > >>>>> too much trouble it might be nice to eventually get a update there? > >>>>> > >>>>> (Or, if it is too much trouble, j701 still works...) > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Raul > >>>>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >>>>> > >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >>>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >>> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
